Cebu City OBO assures strict safety checks in ongoing construction projects

Airam Limatog, Pia Piquero 05/27/2026

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — As more buildings continue to rise across Cebu City, the Office of the Building Official (OBO) has assured the public that construction sites remain under safety monitoring to prevent accidents and structural failures.…

Mandaue elementary school still awaiting OBO clearance

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/24/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The administration of Mandaue City Central Elementary School is still awaiting the official clearance from the Office of the Building Official (OBO) regarding one of its buildings that sustained damage from the recent…

OBO: Encroaching fast-food outlet dodges action for 7 years

Pia Piquero 07/16/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A major fast-food chain in downtown Cebu City continues to block a public sidewalk, seven years after its violations were first flagged. This was despite repeated notices from the Office of the Building…

Cebu City OBO issues notice of illegal construction to 580 violators

Jasmin Meode 08/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Building Official (OBO) in Cebu City has identified over 500 construction projects here that violated the National Building Code of the Philippines. Architect Florante Catalan, OBO’s head, said that…

Cebu City OBO issues violation notices to highland establishments

Pia Piquero 05/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Multiple establishments, including a barangay hall, in the highland area of Cebu City, were issued notices of violations for operating without necessary permits. The Cebu City Office of the Building Official (OBO) issued…

OBO Cebu City suspends operations of condo unit where kid fell

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 04/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Building Official, or OBO, in Cebu City has temporarily suspended the operations of the condo unit where the four-year-old kid fell and died. This after the OBO, headed by…

CPA: Alleged construction violations are baseless

Kim Ablaña 03/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Following legal action by the City of Cebu’s Office of the Building Official (OBO), the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) vows to deal with what they see as baseless accusations against them regarding alleged…

CPA issue: Cebu City to file cases for alleged violations, multiple illegal constructions

Kim Ablaña 03/15/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Office of the Building Official (OBO) in Cebu City has taken legal action against the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) for the alleged multiple violations related to unauthorized construction activities within the port…

‘One-stop shop’ at Cebu City hall to start on Monday

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 09/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City’s one-stop shop at the Cebu City hall will start tomorrow, September 4, 2023, according to the city’s public information office (PIO). Cebu City PIO said in a report that contractors would…

Cebu City OBO logs 40-percent increase in revenue collection

Wenilyn Sabalo 08/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Office of the Building Official (OBO) has registered an increase of more than 40 percent in its revenue collection for the first seven months of 2023. Based on its latest report, OBO…

OBO lifts suspension order for works on commercial building in Cebu City

Wenilyn Sabalo 08/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Office of the Building Official (OBO) has already lifted the suspension order it issued against the contractor of the 37-story residential-commercial building, which faced complaints from residents of Barangay Hipodromo…

OBO suspends work on commercial building in Cebu City for violation of safety standards

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Office of the Building Official (OBO) has ordered the suspension of the construction works for a 37-story residential-commercial building in Barangay Hipodromo for violations of safety standards. Architect Florante Catalan,…

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